“People judge you just for the way you look, without knowing anything about you, which I think, that’s not fair,” Nathan said.

This is our open letter to Nathan.

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Dear Nathan,

We saw your story on 9news. We wanted to let you know that we wholeheartedly agree with your statement.

When people call us names based on how we look, it really hurts. It makes us feel anxious. They don’t really know who we are, so who are they to judge?

When people abuse us based on what we wear, it makes us feel frustrated. Nobody else has the right to tell us what type of clothing is acceptable.

When people ridicule the way we present ourselves – you have been ridiculed about your tattoos so we know you can sympathise with us – when people do this we feel that it is unfair. They talk about us from a distance so we don’t get the right of reply.

Why do people judge others before they get to know them? It doesn’t make sense.

Like you, we want to be defined by what we do and say as individuals, not by how we look.

Our Annual Report 2014-15 is now available to view. Please click the highlighted link to download the pdf of the Annual Report of All Together Now, for 2014-15.

We are looking forward to another great year. We have many projects on the horizon for 2015-16, with new ambassadors and volunteers creating a fresh and dynamic force behind the organisation’s projects, blog content and social media campaigns.

If you don’t have time to volunteer but want to be more involved, get your workplace involved. We’re looking for business and government partners to join us in promoting the prevention of racism, particularly organisations that want to reach 18-35 year-olds. Email us for more information.

All Together Now aims to prevent racism by promoting racial equality through education. We are Australia's only national charity dedicated to preventing all forms of racism in Australia.

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